Reiko
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Japanese
Reiko is a girls' name of Japanese origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Reiko mean?
Japanese
A female given name from Japanese.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Reiko a girl's or a boy's name?
Reiko is a girls' name.
How popular is Reiko in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1975, with 23 girls. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the girls named Reiko in the US since 1880 were born between 1944 and 1997, the years shaded on the chart below.
Reiko in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 9 | #10,684 |
| 2003 | 6 | #13,837 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 9 | #9,254 |
| 1997 | 11 | #7,737 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 5 | #13,380 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 8 | #9,483 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 11 | #6,949 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 6 | #9,139 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,310 |
| 1982 | 6 | #9,235 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 7 | #8,177 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 14 | #4,121 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 8 | #5,146 |
| 1967 | 10 | #4,299 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 7 | #5,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 7 | #5,167 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,761 |
| 1943 | 8 | #3,492 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 11 | #2,666 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,861 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,920 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,845 |
| 1937 | 8 | #3,145 |
| 1936 | 13 | #2,262 |
| 1935 | 8 | #3,154 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,867 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,748 |
| 1930 | 9 | #3,053 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,559 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,849 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 7 | #4,000 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,443 |
| 1921 | 5 | #5,097 |
Names like Reiko
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rachel Sarah Sara Aiko Emma Amy Ruby Leah Katie Emily Hannah Emiko
Names related to Reiko
More Japanese names
Kobe Kaizen Raiden Ren Akari Kenzo Ronin Kyomi Akira Yuna Emi Kiyomi Kairi Miya Kenji Reo
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Reiko: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/reiko, updated 20 October 2026.